Designed by Pelli Clarke & Partners, South Station Tower contrasts with the Beaux-Arts train station at its base.
Photographer: Jason O'RearBoston’s South Station Gets a Towering Makeover
With South Station Tower, developer Hines dropped a trophy office and residential building on top of the city’s historic 19th-century train station.
Boston’s newest skyscraper sprouts up from one of the city’s oldest buildings, and since its grand opening in September, it’s been prompting curiosity and admiration — and also a little angst.
The 51-story, nearly 700-foot-tall tower, developed by Hines with Pelli Clarke & Partners as architects and Suffolk Construction as general contractor, is the ultimate shiny object, all dark glass on the outside and white marble within, a lush park on the 9th floor and an infinity pool on the 36th. Some 166 Ritz-Carlton-branded condominiums boast breathtaking panoramic views.